Overview

• Officers and paramedics found an unresponsive man on Sonoma Boulevard near Missouri Street just after midnight on August 9.
• The Vallejo Police Department’s Traffic Division confirmed the victim was struck by a vehicle whose driver fled without stopping.
• Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene and authorities are withholding his identity pending next-of-kin notification.
• No description of the suspect vehicle has been released, and investigators are asking witnesses to contact the department with tips.
• Vallejo’s rising number of deadly collisions mirrors broader concerns over hit-and-run cases across the Bay Area.